All MMA fightersJames Irvin
“The Sandman”
MMA · Active17-10 (2 NC)RECORD
12KO / TKO WINS
3SUBMISSION WINS
2DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | James Lee Irvin |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Sandman |
| Date of birth | 12 Sep 1978 |
| Nationality | American |
| Birthplace | Huntington Beach, USA |
| Lives in | Corona, USA |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Team | Capital City Fighting Alliance |
| Height | 188 cm (6′2″) |
| Reach | 191 cm (75″) |
| Stance | Not added yet |
| Years active | since 2003 |
| Status | Active |
| Pro debut | 1 Jun 2003 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Scott Rosa, 29 Apr 2012 |
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Titles and honours
- Former WEC Heavyweight Champion
- Former Rebel Fights Heavyweight Champion
- Fight of the Night (x1)
- Knockout of the Night (x1)
Background
American fighter from Huntington Beach, California, who was the first WEC heavyweight champion and competed in the UFC between 2005 and 2010. His eight-second knockout of Houston Alexander was among the fastest in UFC history.
Fight history
29 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Scott Rosa | TKO (knees and punches) | 2 | 1:35 | GC: Star Wars | 29 Apr 2012 | San Jacinto, California, USA | |
| Win | Mike LaFlair | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:22 | GC: Ringside | 30 Mar 2012 | Lincoln, California, USA | |
| Win | Geovantie Davis | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:34 | GC: Bombs Away | 26 Feb 2012 | San Jacinto, California, USA | |
| Loss | Mamed Khalidov | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 0:33 | KSW 15 | 19 Mar 2011 | Warsaw, Poland | Catchweight (200.6 lb); Irvin missed weight |
| No contest | Mike Crisman | No contest (illegal knee) | 1 | 3:32 | GC: Young Guns 4 | 29 Jan 2011 | Elko, Nevada, USA | |
| Loss | Jorge Oliveira | Submission (triangle armbar) | 1 | 1:33 | TPF 7 | 2 Dec 2010 | Lemoore, California, USA | |
| Win | Angel DeAnda | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:42 | Rebel Fights: Domination | 2 Oct 2010 | Roseville, California, USA | Won the Rebel Fights Heavyweight Championship |
| Loss | Igor Pokrajac | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:29 | UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko | 1 Aug 2010 | San Diego, California, USA | |
| Loss | Alessio Sakara | TKO (punch) | 1 | 3:01 | UFC Live: Vera vs Jones | 21 Mar 2010 | Broomfield, Colorado, USA | Middleweight debut |
| Loss | Anderson Silva | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:01 | UFC: Silva vs Irvin | 19 Jul 2008 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | Houston Alexander | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:08 | UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon | 2 Apr 2008 | Broomfield, Colorado, USA | Knockout of the Night |
| Win | Luiz Cane | DQ (illegal knee) | 1 | 1:51 | UFC 79: Nemesis | 29 Dec 2007 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Loss | Thiago Silva | TKO (knee injury) | 1 | 1:06 | UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson | 26 May 2007 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | Hector Ramirez | TKO (body kick and elbows) | 2 | 2:36 | UFC 65: Bad Intentions | 18 Nov 2006 | Sacramento, California, USA | Fight of the Night |
| Win | Gary LaFranchi | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:47 | Valor Fighting: Showdown at Cache Creek II | 15 Sep 2006 | Brooks, California, USA | |
| No contest | Bobby Southworth | No contest (fighters fell out of cage) | 1 | 0:17 | Strikeforce: Revenge | 9 Jun 2006 | San Jose, California, USA | |
| Win | William Hill | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | IFC: Caged Combat | 1 Apr 2006 | Sacramento, California, USA | |
| Loss | Lodune Sincaid | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | WEC 19 | 17 Mar 2006 | Lemoore, California, USA | |
| Loss | Stephan Bonnar | Submission (kimura) | 1 | 4:30 | UFC Fight Night 3 | 16 Jan 2006 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | Terry Martin | KO (flying knee) | 2 | 0:09 | UFC 54: Boiling Point | 20 Aug 2005 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Light heavyweight debut |
| Win | Doug Marshall | KO (knee) | 2 | 0:45 | WEC 15 | 19 May 2005 | Lemoore, California, USA | Defended the WEC Heavyweight Championship |
| Loss | Mike Kyle | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:55 | UFC 51: Super Saturday | 5 Feb 2005 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | UFC debut |
| Win | Houssain Oushani | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:27 | WEC 12 | 21 Oct 2004 | Lemoore, California, USA | Won the vacant WEC Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | Jody Poff | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:44 | WEC 11 | 20 Aug 2004 | Lemoore, California, USA | |
| Win | Bo Cantrell | KO (knee) | 1 | 2:39 | GC 24 | 20 Mar 2004 | Hopland, California, USA | |
| Win | Scott Smith | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:21 | GC 22 | 12 Feb 2004 | Colusa, California, USA | |
| Win | Pete Werve | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | GC 20 | 13 Nov 2003 | Colusa, California, USA | |
| Win | Allen Scoville | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:42 | GC 18 | 21 Aug 2003 | Colusa, California, USA | |
| Win | Bo Cantrell | KO (knee and punches) | 1 | 2:54 | GC 16 | 1 Jun 2003 | Colusa, California, USA | Pro debut |